Where does “dele” come from?

dele (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German delen, from Old Saxon dēlian, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

dele (Norwegian Nynorsk): to divide; to split; to share

Definitions

  1. to divide; to split; to share

Ancestry of “dele”, step by step

dele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German delen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandelen—
2Old Saxondēlianto deal out, to distribute
3Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Old Norse deila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
2Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute

Words derived from “dele”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →